Fighter jets target Taliban insurgents in Nangarhar, leaving 4 dead
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least four Taliban
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The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
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The provincial government media office in a statement said the Arclight airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Chaparhar district.
The statement further added that the turbans were targeted around 8 am local time in Kariz area, leaving four dead and two others maimed.
The turbans killed in the Arclight airstrike belonged to the Taliban group led by Mullah Ghazi, the statement said, adding that the local residents did not suffer any casualties in the Arclight airstrike.
It is yet not clear if the Arclight airstrike was carried out by the Afghan forces or the US forces based in Afghanistan.
Posted by: Fred 2017-05-17 |